Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gulu district Resident Commissioner has launched investigations into the alleged theft of fifteen herds of cattle in Awach sub county. Court bailiffs from JED Courts Bailiffs and Auctioneers Associates are accused of auctioning 30 acres of land to recover 11.1 Million Shillings following a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pastor Jackson Ssenyonga, the head of Christian Life Church in Bwaise has come under fire from some pastors and members of Christian Revival Church Kawaala for his utterances against their deceased Pastor Augustine Yiga alias Abizzaayo. The group has condemned Ssenyonga for attacking the …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A man in Masaka has earned himself 25-years in jail for murdering his grandfather. Masaka High Court Judge, Victoria Nakintu Katamba sentenced 35-year-old Gregory Ssempijja to 25 years in jail after finding him guilty of killing his 80-year-old grandfather, Albert Suli Ssalongo. According to the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament are demanding for the release of 568 land titles taken from residents of Masaka district by Uganda Electricity and Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) for mutation. The MPs under the Natural Resources committee who are on a field visit to establish the …
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Kwania , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kwania district local government has received Uganda shillings 492 million to repair community access roads within the district. The money from the Ministry of Works and Transport under the Uganda Road Fund (URF) is for the financial year 2020/21. The poor state of roads …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kasese District Woman independent MP candidate who lost in the NRM party primaries has rejected calls to withdraw from the race. Mary Kabugho Kighotha was declared the winner with 40,791 votes against Sarah Ithungu Baleke’s 40,465 votes. However, Baleke petitioned the party’s electoral commission. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The decision by the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Asset Authority-PPDA cancelling the contract of printing ballot papers will not affect the 2021 general elections, the Electoral Commission has said. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network in an interview at their offices, Paul Bukenya, the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPNDENT | Uganda’s National Expert Taskforce on the 4IR has released a draft report on a planned strategy to guide the country in achieving the vision of becoming a 4IR hub and competitive upper middle-income country by 2040. The taskforce was launched by President Yoweri Museveni in …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Privatization and Investments State minister, Evelyn Anite has revealed government plans to construct a power substation in Mbale City industrial park to overcome the challenge of power outages. According to Anite, the substation will also help reduce the heavy costs of power for running …
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Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bududa district council has approved the creation of Namasho district and two more counties. The motion to create the new district and the two counties was tabled before council on Wednesday afternoon by the leader of government business Bududa District LC V Vice-Chairperson, Yonasan Bululu. …
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